Historical Events In 1976

Jun 09   On this day in history james A Farley, US Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88  

Jun 10   67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome in the year 1976.  

Jun 10   Adolph Zukor, Hungarian/US fur trader/movie producer, dies at 103 in the year 1976.  

Jun 12   The Navy phased out the last C-117 (Douglas DC-3), perhaps the most famous transport plane of all time. The last C-117 was flown from Pensacola to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, the boneyard for obsolete military aircraft on this day in history.  

Jun 13   In the year 1976 don Bolles, US journalist (against Arizona), dies  

Jun 14   On this day in history "Gong Show" premieres on TV (syndication)  

Jun 16   On this day in history francis E Meloy Jr, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped & killed  

Jun 16   On this day in history student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa  

Jun 19   US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth in the year 1976.  

Jun 23   On this day in history cCN Tower in Toronto, tallest free-standing structure (555 m) opens  

Jun 25   Johnny Mercer, US songwriter (That old Black Magic), dies at 66 in the year 1976.  

Jun 28   On this day in history stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49  

Jun 29   In the year 1976 leonora Summers, entertainer, dies  

Jun 29   Seychelles gains independence from Britain in the year 1976.  

Jun 30   On this day in history a Naval Aviator tradition came to an end when brown shoes were stricken from the officers' and chiefs' uniforms. The tradition initially distinguished the Brown Shoe Navy of the aviators from the black shoes of the surface officers.  

Jul 01   On this day in history kenneth Gibson, is first black president of US Conference of Mayors  

Jul 02   Formal reunification of North & South Vietnam on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Supreme Court ruled death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual in the year 1976.  

Jul 03   103 hostages were rescued by an Israeli commando unit in a raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda. 106 hostages had been taken from a hijacked Air France airliner on its way to Paris from Tel Aviv. Seven pro-Palestinian guerrilla hijackers, 20 Ugandan soldiers and 3 hostages were killed in the raid in the year 1976.  

Jul 03   Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 in the year 1976.  

Jul 03   Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers on this day in history.  

Jul 06   First women enter Naval Academy on this day in history.  

Jul 06   On this day in history soyuz 21 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 5 space station  

Jul 07   In the year 1976 gustav Heinemann, German president, dies at 76  

Jul 07   On this day in history viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars  

Jul 09   Uganda asks UN to condemn Israeli hostage rescue raid on Entebbe in the year 1976.  

Jul 11   In the Panama-Colombia Border Region, The foreshock, a magnitude 6.7, was followed by a major earthquake of magnitude 7.0 four hours later. Several injured and10 houses and 1 bridge were destroyed in the area in the year 1976.  

Jul 12   In the year 1976 ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72  

Jul 12   Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72 in the year 1976.  

Jul 13   In the year 1976 courtmartial begins in USSR for Valeri Sablin  

Jul 13   On this day in history max Butting, composer, dies at 87  

Jul 14   Jimmy Carter wins Democratic pres nomination in NY on this day in history.  

Jul 15   In the year 1976 36-hr kidnap of 26 schoolchildren & their bus driver in Calif  

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Jan 02   In the year 1976 birth of hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greek triple jumper  

Jan 18   Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Vincent Polvliet, soccer player (FC Utrecht) was born in the year 1976.  

Jan 18   In the year 1976 birth of damien Leith, Australian Idol 2006  

Feb 29   Bryan Gillooly, Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29   Ja Rule, American rapper and actor was born on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history birth of emma Barton, English actress  

Feb 29   Terrence Long, American baseball player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1976 mal Evans, Beatles' roadie, dies  

Jan 04   On this day in history jan B Cammans, Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov), dies at 84  

Jan 05   On this day in history georges E Migot, French composer, dies at 84  

Jan 08   Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 in the year 1976.  

Jan 10   Chester Arthur Burnett, US blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 in the year 1976.  

Jan 11   Mervyn Grell, cricketer (Test WI v England 1930, 21 & 13, 0-17), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85  

Jan 13   Margaret Leighton, Brit actress (Much ado about nothing), dies at 53 in the year 1976.